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Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers



Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> writes:

> ]] Ian Jackson 
>
>> That is 6+ weeks' more stop-energy.  6+ weeks' more inaction.  6+
>> weeks during which members of the TC have been prevaricating.
>
> What are you accusing the TC of lying about?

I think that British English has drifted into using that as a synonym
for procrastinate while American English seems to have stuck to its
earlier meaning (judging by the online dictionary entries I see).

I certainly didn't (and still wouldn't) assume that Ian was accusing
anyone of lying here.

Cheers, Phil.
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